Compiler for Migrating Legacy Fortran application and Developing new Fortran applications

[Ashley_Weinstein]

I am a beginner Fortran programmer and will be migrating some old Fortran applications as well as writing new Fortran applications and I want to know what would be the best compiler for this.

I was looking at Intel Parallel Studio XE for Windows, would be the correct tool for what I need to do?

I will be using MS Visual Studio 2008.

[Steven_L_Intel1 · Accepted solution]

The minimum product you would need is Intel Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows. This would give you everything you need to develop, build and run Fortran applications. Intel Parallel Studio XE includes Visual Fortran Composer but also gives you Intel C++ Composer XE, Intel Inspector XE (Correctness checker) and Intel VTune Amplifier XE (Performance profiler). The C++ compiler would not install unless you also had Microsoft Visual C++ installed, but the others will work with the Visual Studio Shell that is included with Fortran. Since you say you have Visual Studio 2008, then that isn't an issue.

Let us know if you have further questions.

[Ashley_Weinstein]

Thank you for the information Steve. You've been most helpful.